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Is benzophenone safe in skin care? Part 1: Risks to humans
The best known uses of these compounds are as perfume fixatives and sunscreen agents.
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The science of clean skin care and the clean beauty movement
The problem is that no one agrees on a clean ingredient standard for beauty products.
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Moisturizers and skin barrier repair
There are dozens of skin care products that claim to repair the barrier that do not have the science or ingredient content to back them up.
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Does the use of frankincense make sense in dermatology?
Terpenoids and essential oils are the primary components of frankincense and are known to impart anti-inflammatory and anticancer activity.
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The tryptophan photoproduct FICZ and its effects on the skin
Much more research is necessary to determine how best to harness and direct the useful activities of tryptophan and FICZ without incurring...
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Vetiver: More than a pleasant aroma?
An important ingredient in the contemporary perfume and cosmetics industries, vetiver, is the only grass cultivated throughout the world to retain...
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Exsanguinating the truth about dragon’s blood in cosmeceuticals
Dragon’s blood resin is one of the many botanical agents with roots in traditional medicine that are among the bioactive ingredients used in the...
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Synthetic snake venom to the rescue? Potential uses in skin health and rejuvenation
The peptides and the small proteins found in snake venoms are known to confer a wide range of biologic activities,...
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Cellular senescence, skin aging, and cosmeceuticals
We don't know enough yet, to have cosmeceuticals that affect cellular senescence and autophagy. But, it's not too early to learn about this...
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Seaweed and other marine-derived products in skin care, Part II: Cosmetic formulations, fucoidan, and salmon eggs
In the last couple of decades, secondary metabolites with bioactive properties have been identified in seaweeds.
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Seaweed and other marine-derived products in skin care, part 1: Current indications
Marine ingredients have been steadily flowing into the market for skin care, and research has proliferated.
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The cutaneous benefits of bee venom, Part II: Acupuncture, wound healing, and various potential indications
Bee venom has been shown to provide many salutary effects, but more research is needed, according to Dr. Baumann.
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The cutaneous benefits of bee venom, Part I: Atopic dermatitis and acne
Current evidence provides reasons for optimism that bee venom can play a role among the various treatments for atopic dermatitis and acne.
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Circadian rhythms, part 2: Can treating cutaneous conditions at different times of the day improve outcomes?
Chronobiological research into how circadian rhythms work at the cellular level, and in cutaneous cells in particular, is a fascinating and...
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Circadian rhythms: Does the time of day you use a skin care product matter?
Circadian rhythms and the biological clocks by which most cells, including skin and hair cells, regulate themselves represent a ripe and...